IESS AWWA – 12th Annual Truck Rodeo 3/9/16
Please join us for the 2016 12th Annual IESS-AWWA Truck Rodeo on March 9, 2016 at Spokane Arena (Integra Room) 720 W Mallon
Parking Lot G (Entrance off Lincoln Street) Spokane, WA 99201
Announcements
Spokane River Forum Conference 3/23-24/16
The Spokane River Forum Conference
2016 23rd Annual SRC4 Seminar 2/25/16
The 2016 23nd Annual SRC4 Seminar. Thursday February 25, 2016 from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST. Spokane Memorial Arena – Integra Room, 720 West Mallon Ave Use Parking Lot Entrance G off of Lincoln, Spokane, WA 99201
15th Annual Lakes Conference 2/6/16
The Regional Lakes Conference is an interdisciplinary conference, which combines student and professional research with lake associations and residents, all sharing their experiences in one forum.
Analysis of Historic Changes in Spokane River Flows
John Porcello, LHG and Jake Gorski, EIT of GSI Water Solutions, Inc. presented a Screening Level Analysis: Causes of Historical Changes in Seasonal Low Flows in the Spokane River at the Spokane Aquifer Joint Board Meeting on December 3, 2015. View / Download the GSI presentation slides or the presentation with notes.
IESS-PNWS-AWWA Meeting 12/10/15
IESS-PNWS-AWWA Board Meeting Agenda Thursday, December 10th at 11:30 AM Conleys Restaurant 12618 E. Sprague Ave. Spokane Valley, WA www.src4.org and www.pnws-awwa.org
IESS-PNWS-AWWA Board Meeting
Regular meeting of the Inland Empire Sub Section – Pacific Northwest Section – American Water Works Association
2015 SVRP Aquifer Atlas Flip Book
Enjoy the 2015 Aquifer Altas online flip book. Learn about aquifer formation, geology, ice age floods, the aquifer and river interchange, historic timelines, water use, sewering effects and what you can do the help protect the aquifer.
H2O Breakfast 9/18/15
The H2O Breakfast September 18, 2015, 7:30 – 10:00 a.m. is a networking and Q&A opportunity for elected officials, opinion leaders, agencies, conservation groups, businesses, and others dedicated to sustaining a healthy Spokane River while meeting the needs of a growing population.
Ty Wick & Susan McGeorge on KSPS 2001
KSPS public Television interviews Spokane Aquifer Joint Board President, Ty Wick and Whitworth Water District Manager Susan McGeorge to discuss aquifer protection for the Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer.
2015 “Got Waste?” Art Contest
Kids Grades K-6 send your Got Waste Art, poems and videos to info@spokaneaquifer.org. Thanks for helping protect our drinking water.
Mark Solomon, IWRRI, Idaho Water Demand
Mark Solomon, Ph.D., Water Research Scientist, Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI), presented the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Water Demand study and detailed the process and methodology by which Idaho purveyors file water right applications based on Reasonably Anticipated Future Needs (RAFN).
Spokane River Instream Flow Rule Adopted 1/27/15
On January 27, 2015 Director Maia Bellon signed a new instream flow rule for the Spokane River and Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie (SVRP) Aquifer for the benefit of the community and the river. The rule goes into effect February 27, 2015.
Steve Robischon, Executive Director PBAC
Steve Robischon, Executive Director Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee was the guest speaker at the Idaho Washington Aquifer Collaborative on 12/9/14.
New website for disposing hazardous waste
Spokesman Review – Becky Kramer 11/19/14 New website provides links to Spokane area vendors that accept hazardous waste. Go to www.SpokaneWasteDirectory.org
Water stakeholders tout collaboration
Coeur d’Alene Press reporter Jeff Selle covers the Bistate collaboration panal discussion at the Spokane River forum on 11/20/14.
Going with the flow
COEUR d’ALENE Regional hydrologists are close to understanding how pumping ground water from the aquifer affects the flow of the Spokane River. Hydrologists Ralston, Porcello and Johnson presented some of their most recent findings and tools they have developed to measure those impacts Wednesday afternoon at the Spokane River Forum.
Firm nixes plans for heat exchange wells
700 geothermal wells nixed – Lakemore developer will pursue other options for heating and cooling homes, apartments and commericial buildings.
LLSWD Assumes Lead Agency – Lakemore
The initial lead agency concluded that the Lakemore proposal was not likely to have significant adverse effect on the environment if mitigated according to its Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance dated August 28, 2014. The new lead agency, LLSWD, has reviewed the environmental checklist, the Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance, together with all of the comments and materials submitted to the initial lead agency on the Proposal. The new lead agency has determined that an environmental impact statement (EIS) is required for this Proposal.
Lakemore – Ground Source Heat Pump Boring
Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District has prepared a document addressing 38 questions and concerns for the Lakemore- Gound Source Proposal to drill 700 Heat Pump Borings. Spokane Aquifer Joint Board President, Ty Wick, is requesting that the City of Liberty Lake require an Environmental Impact Study for proper consideration of all environmental impacts to the…
The Spokane River: Modeling in a Changing Environment
WSU, CWU, Uof I and the University of Utah are collaborating on a NSF and USDA funded research grant named WISDM. Tung Nguyen and Heather Baxter explain the technical aspects to modeling the Spokane River ‘s low flow trends in a changing environment.
DRAFT Instream Flow
Please send comments regarding the proposed Spokane River Instream Flow rule to: Department of Ecology, Bellingham Field Office, Attn: Ann Wessel, 1440 10th Street, Suite 102, Bellingham, WA 98225-7028
WISDM Presentation 4/8/14 – Melanie Thornton
The Watershed Integrated System Dynamics Modeling (WISDM) mission is to understand how climate and land use changes have affected water quantity and quality in recent decades, and how will climate variability and change impact water quantity and quality in the next few decades.
SAJB Recognized for Protecting Drinking Water
The Spokane Aquifer Joint Board is recognized by the American Water Works Association as the 2014 Exemplary Source Water Protection Award recipient in the ‘Very Large/Mixed System’ category. Awards will be given on June 6, 2014 at the annual Conference in Boston Mass.
Spokane County Water Demand Forecast 3/11/14
Mike Hermanson, Spokane County Water Resource Specialist, presented a summary of the development process and data collected to create, modify and update the Spokane County Water Demand Forecast model.